My Very Own Augmented Reality Layer

I've now signed up to be a Layar Developer.

'The Layar Reality Browser shows what is around you by displaying real time digital information on top of the real world as seen through the camera of your mobile phone. This technology is called Augmented Reality. We augment the real world as seen through your mobile phone, based on your location.

The idea is simple: Layar works by using a combination of the mobile phone’s camera, compass and GPS data to identify the user’s location and field of view, retrieve data based on those geographical coordinates, and overlay that data over the camera view.'

For more information on becoming a developer - http://site.layar.com/create/

I've also been using Hoppala Augmentation to set my layer up - http://augmentation.hoppala.eu/tutorial

It's currently in testing mode so it's not live on the Layar application yet.

Next I will be starting to design my own Augmented Reality Application by following this complex video tutorial -

Wish me luck!

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Augmented Reality Translator

via techi.com

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Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit) ...Can you spot the Augmented Reality app?

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2:14 - Augmented Reality app being used on the new BlackBerry PlayBook?

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NTT DoCoMo's AR Walker on BBC Click

via bbc.co.uk

06:10 - Details on the AR Walker designed by NTT DoCoMo

Some details on these Augmented Reality glasses for my dissertation topic -

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/06/ntt-docomos-ar-walker-is-augmented-reality...

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TAT Augmented ID, The Future of Business Cards

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I've spent my evening checking out some more Augmented Reality apps and this one really caught my eye. The app uses the Flickr facial recognition technology of Polar Rose to identify a person’s face and pull up info like their online profile and contact info. You can create your own profile and select what other people can pick up form you. This would be prefect for presentations, talks or conferences and an alternative way of networking without having to hand out business cards to everyone.

This is just a prototype at the moment but I think this could be an awesome app! I know some think 'Oh no! Someone's going to point their camera phone at me and steal my bank details' but it's not like that. Firstly you have to create your own profile and then you select what information you want to display, for example Facebook, Youtube, Twitter or general contact details.

All I can hope is that this app actually comes to pass! ...Although there could be alternatives out their that I haven't come across yet. If you do know of any apps like this one let me know!

For more information about this app and more check out the TAT website - http://www.tat.se/site/showroom/latest_design.html

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